Fri Mar 22 2024

25 articles - From Friday Mar 15 2024 to Friday Mar 22 2024

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Guidelines

Guidelines and related publications, position statements, white papers, technical reviews, consensus statements, etc…


Meta-analysis

meta-analyses and systematic reviews

Am J Clin Nutr

Exploiting meta-analysis of genome-wide interaction with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D to identify novel genetic loci associated with pulmonary function.

Genetic variant associations with lung function can be modified by 25(OH)D, and smoking history can further modify variant×25(OH)D interactions. These results expand the known genetic architecture of pulmonary function and add evidence that gene-environment interactions, including with 25(OH)D and smoking, influence lung function.

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J Crohns Colitis

Does combined medical and surgical treatment improve perianal fistula outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Combined surgery and anti-TNF therapy was not associated with improved PFCD outcomes compared with anti-TNF therapy alone. Due to an inability to control for confounding and small study sizes, future, controlled trials are warranted to confirm these findings.

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Original articles

RCT, clinical trials, retrospective studies, etc…

Am J Clin Nutr

Development and validation of age-specific predictive equations for total energy expenditure and physical activity levels for older adults.

These new TEE prediction equations require only simple anthropometric data and are accurate and reproducible at a group level while performing better than existing equations. Substantial individual variability in PAL in older adults is the major source of variation when applied at an individual level.

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Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids alter the number, fatty acid profile and coagulatory activity of circulating and platelet-derived extracellular vesicles: a randomized, controlled crossover trial.

Dietary n-3 PUFAs alter the number, composition and function of EVs, reducing their coagulatory activity. This study provides clear evidence that EVs support thrombin generation and that this EV-dependent thrombin generation is reduced by n-3 PUFAs, which has implications for prevention and treatment of thrombosis. Registration URL Unique identifier NCT03203512.

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The association between body mass index and metabolite response to a liquid mixed meal challenge: a Mendelian randomization study.

Overall, MR estimates were strongly correlated with observational effect estimates suggesting that the broad associations seen between BMI and metabolite variation has a causal underpinning. Specific effects in previously unassessed postprandial and response states were detected and these may likely mark novel life course risk exposures driven by regular nutrition.

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Inflamm Bowel Dis

Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Are at Increased Risk of Developing Diseases With a Possible Autoimmune Pathogenesis.

The risk estimates were significantly increased for al outcomes at the end of follow-up, except for thyroid disease, but according to the cumulative incidence plots, only psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis occurred earlier in the IBD cohort than in the matched references.

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Clinical Pharmacist Counselling Improves Long-term Medication Safety and Patient-reported Outcomes in Anti-TNF-treated Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: The Prospective, Randomized AdPhaNCED Trial.

Our study results demonstrate that intensified pharmacist counselling significantly reduces the occurrence and severity of therapy-related ADRs and improves patient satisfaction. Clinical pharmacists should therefore be part of a holistic approach to IBD care delivered by a multidisciplinary team.

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Hypoxic Functional Regulation Pathways in the GI Tract: Focus on the HIF-1α and Microbiota's Crosstalk.

In turn, gut commensals establish and maintain the physiologic hypoxia of the GI tract and HIF-α expression. Based on this premise, the goals of this review are to (1) highlight hypoxic molecular pathways in the GI tract, both in physiologic and pathophysiologic settings, such as inflammatory bowel disease; and (2) discuss a potential strategy for ameliorating gut-related disorders, by targeting HIF signaling, which can alleviate inflammatory processes, restore autophagy correct mechanisms, and benefit the host-microbiota equilibrium.

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Lack of ATP2B1 in CD4+ T Cells Causes Colitis.

Lack of ATP2B1 in CD4+ T cells leads to Th1 and Th2 activation, which contributes to colitis via elevation of tumor necrosis factor α and oxidative stress.

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Patient Perspectives of Bowel Urgency and Bowel Urgency-Related Accidents in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease.

Participants with UC or CD expressed bowel urgency and bowel urgency-related accidents to be bothersome and impactful on their daily lives despite use of biologic and/or conventional therapy. These findings underscore the need for development of patient-reported outcome measures to assess bowel urgency in clinical settings.

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Patient Preferences for Treatment Attributes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From a Large Survey Across Seven European Countries Using a Discrete Choice Experiment.

Patient preferences for treatment attributes varied among patients with CD or UC, highlighting the importance of personalized care and shared decision making to maximize treatment benefits.

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J Crohns Colitis

Histological Outcomes And Jak-Stat Signalling In Ulcerative Colitis Patients Treated With Tofacitinib.

Tofacitinib treatment resulted in histological improvement in the majority of UC patients and a substantial decrease of STAT1, STAT3 and STAT5 expression. HEMI was associated with more profound suppression of STAT1.

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Safety and effectiveness of Janus kinase inhibitors in the management of inflammatory bowel disease following liver transplantation.

As the largest case series to-date, these data indicate that combining JAK inhibition with transplant anti-rejection medication may be a safe and clinically effective method of treating IBD in patients with prior biologic failure.

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Pancreatology

CFTR function is impaired in a subset of patients with pancreatitis carrying rare CFTR variants.

CFTR function is impaired in a subset of pancreatitis patients carrying CFTR variants. Mutations outside the CFTR locus may contribute to the anion transport defect. Bioassays on patient-derived intestinal tissue and organoids can be used to detect such defects and to assess the effect of CFTR modulators.

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Exploring the enigmatic association between PNLIP variants and risk of chronic pancreatitis in a large Chinese cohort.

Our genetic and functional analysis of PNLIP variants identified in a Chinese CP cohort suggests that the p.A433T variant and the previously identified p.F300L variant are not only protease-sensitive but also may be potentially proteotoxic. Mouse studies of the PNLIP p.F300L and p.A433T variants are needed to clarify their role in CP.

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Perineural invasion score system and clinical outcomes in resected pancreatic cancer patients.

We report a PNI scoring system that stratifies surgically-treated PDAC patients in a graded manner that correlates with patient prognosis better than the current dichotomous (presence/absence) definition. However, further and larger studies are needed to support this PNI scoring system.

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Revealing the role of early peripancreatic bacterial contamination and Enterococcus faecalis in pancreatic fistula development after pancreaticoduodenectomy: Implications for useful antibiotic prophylaxis-An observational cohort study.

Early PBC plays a pivotal role in the development of CR-POPF following PD. Prophylactic antibiotic administration, specifically targeting Enterococcus faecalis, may effectively mitigate early PBC and subsequently reduce the risk of CR-POPF. This research sheds light on the importance of bacterial control strategies in preventing CR-POPF after PD.

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Reviews&Editorials

Plenty of the editorials are available as full text through the publisher website using the provided link

J Crohns Colitis

Unravelling the Smoke Trail: Maternal Smoking, Childhood Exposure, and their Impact on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

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Pancreatology

Alterations in exocrine pancreatic function after acute pancreatitis.

The risk of developing EPD after AP is influenced by a range of factors, including the degree of acinar cell destruction and inflammation during AP, and persistent structural derangements following AP. In this article, we discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management of EPD after AP while highlighting key knowledge gaps.

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Miscellaneous

misc publications eg case reports, tools of the trade, images of the month, etc…

Liver Transpl

Breathing new life to posttransplant survival models.

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Can Semaglutide result in a tangible cardiovascular benefit in liver transplant recipients?

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Reply: Coronary CT angiography for predicting early Post-Liver transplant MACE: paradigm shift or part of the calculus?

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Testing Democracy in transplant.

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Letters&Replies

Letters to the editors and authors’ replies

Pancreatology

Secondary thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) precipitated by acute pancreatitis: A case series.

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Symptomatic pancreatico-pleural fistula in chronic pancreatitis: EUS guided pancreatico-pleural fistulogastrostomy as rescue.

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